Cordillera Azul
One of Peru's largest and least explored national parks, with all but untouched ecosystems
Area
13,541 km²
Declared in
2001
Region
Amazonia (San Martín/Loreto/Huánuco/Ucayali)
Climate
Tropical, Árido / desértico, Polar / frío, Montañoso
Best time
May to October
Highlight
One of Peru's largest and least explored national parks, with all but untouched ecosystems
Declared in 2001 after an aerial and ground reconnaissance expedition revealed a range geologically isolated from the Andes proper, with rock formations and ecosystems all but unexplored by science until then. It is one of the largest national parks in Peru and among those retaining the greatest proportion of primary forest untouched by direct human activity, managed in part through an innovative long-term financing mechanism based on carbon credits, which pays for keeping the forest standing.
Location
See on the interactive map76 species documented in Cordillera Azul
At conservation risk:Oso de anteojos,Armadillo gigante,Mono araña negro (mono araña de Guyana),Nutria gigante,Tapir amazónico,Mono araña negro de Perú,Mono choro de cola amarilla,Mono lanudo común,Tití pigmeo,Vencejo de chimenea,Verrugosa (bushmaster)
Endemic to Peru:Mono choro de cola amarilla
Near ThreatenedJaguar
Panthera onca
VulnerableOso de anteojos
Tremarctos ornatus
Near ThreatenedÁguila harpía
Harpia harpyja
VulnerableArmadillo gigante
Priodontes maximus
Least ConcernGallito de las rocas andino
Rupicola peruvianus
Least ConcernGuacamayo rojo
Ara macao
VulnerableMono araña negro (mono araña de Guyana)
Ateles paniscus
EndangeredNutria gigante
Pteronura brasiliensis
Least ConcernOcelote
Leopardus pardalis
Least ConcernPuma
Puma concolor
VulnerableTapir amazónico
Tapirus terrestris
Águila azor adornada
Spizaetus ornatus
Flora and ecosystems
Ecosystems found in Peru, where Cordillera Azul lies.
Experiences in this park
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EndangeredAmazon River Dolphin
Inia geoffrensis
Ahora es buena época: Mejor época para avistar delfines rosados del Amazonas (Junio a noviembre (estación de aguas bajas))
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